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Christmas

I’m throwing a virtual holiday party, and you’re invited! It’s time to get into the holiday spirit, Italian style. Join me! Today I’m bringing you two recipes – yes, two! – inspired by my recent trip to Italy that make entertaining easy, economical and tasty. My criteria for a great dinner party is simple: awesome people, a killer playlist…

Snacks are essential for holiday entertaining – especially when there’s cocktails involved. (Pssst! It’s the holidays… There should always be cocktails involved.) When guests arrive, they’ll likely be hungry (raises hand), and you don’t want to keep them(me) waiting to eat until dinner, because they(me) will become hangry and possibly(definitely) drunk in attempt to fill up…

Ok, it’s true. I’m not Fraulein Maria from The Sound of Music, even though sometimes, I secretly wish I was. And for the record (SPOILER ALERT!) I’m also not Oprah. But I have favorite things toooooooo!

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I'm a personal chef turned food blogger, TV host, and owner of Soulberri, a smoothie and acai bowl shop in my hometown of Brigantine, NJ. You might remember me as being runner up on season 10 of Food Network Star. 🌟

I love gardening, traveling and hanging with my chocolate labradoodle, Phoebe. I believe in eating a healthy balance of vegetables and doughnuts, and my recipes are inspired mostly by the seasons. 🍂